Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

AMERICA SERVICE GROUP, INC.
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(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)

02364L109
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(CUSIP NUMBER)

Timothy G. Ewing
Value Partners, Ltd.
c/o Ewing & Partners
Suite 808
4514 Cole Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75205
Tel. No.: (214) 522-2100
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

February 16, 2000
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(Date of event which requires filing of this statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box [   ]

          This Amendment No. 9 to Schedule 13D is being filed on behalf of Value Partners, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership ("Value Partners"), Ewing & Partners, a Texas general partnership ("Ewing & Partners"), and Timothy G. Ewing ("Ewing"), the managing general partner of Ewing & Partners, as an amendment to the Statement on Schedule 13D, relating to shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share ("Common Stock"), of America Service Group, Inc. (the "Issuer"), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 24, 1993 and as amended from time to time since such date to the date hereof (the "Statement"). The Statement is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

Item 3 of the Statement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

          The 550,575 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Value Partners were acquired in transactions effected in the over-the-counter market, which shares represent 15.2% of the Common Stock outstanding as of October 29, 1999.

Item 4 of the Statement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

          Value Partners has acquired the 550,575 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by it solely for investment purposes. Depending on its evaluation of the Issuer, other investment opportunities, market conditions, and such other factors as it may deem material, Value Partners may seek to acquire additional shares of Common Stock in the open market, in private transactions, or otherwise, or may dispose of all or a portion of the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by it.

          Except as set forth above, none of Value Partners, Ewing & Partners, EAM, or Ewing has any plans or proposals of the type referred to in clauses (a) through (j) of Item 4 of the instructions to Schedule 13D.

Item 5 of the Statement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

           (a)     As of February 25, 2000, Value Partners beneficially owned 550,575 shares of Common Stock, which represents 15.2% of the Issuer's outstanding shares of Common Stock, which such percentage was calculated by dividing (i) 550,575 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Value Partners as of February 25, 2000, by (ii) 3,613,379 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of October 29, 1999 based upon the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 15, 1999.

           (b)     Value Partners has the sole power to vote and dispose of the 550,575 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by it. However, Ewing & Partners, as general partner of Value Partners, may direct the vote and disposition of the 550,575 shares of Common Stock owned by Value Partners. Similarly, Ewing, as managing general partner of Ewing & Partners, may direct the vote and disposition of the 550,575 shares of Common Stock owned by Value Partners.

           (c)     During the past 60 days, Value Partners effected the following transactions in the Common Stock in the over-the-counter market:

           (d)     Ewing and Ewing & Partners may be deemed to have the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the Common Stock beneficially owned by Value Partners.

           (e)     Not applicable.

          After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated:     February 28, 2000